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HOMŒOPATHY.
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I have made inquiries in France and Germany respecting the Homœopathic pharmaceutists, and as to how far one may rely on their preparations. I am led to believe that a pharmaceutist named Lehrmann, who lives in Schoningen, in the Grand Duchy of Brunswick, is altogether the most reliable. He makes his preparations under the supervision of Dr. von Boenninghausen, who will answer for their excellence.'

"I immediately opened a correspondence with Mr. Lehrmann, and have received from him a full suite of the same medicines which he supplies to Boenninghausen. These are now offered to the Homœopathic Physicians of the United States, at rates so low, that it is only by an extensive sale of them that I can ever hope to be remunerated for the great cost of importation.

"A complete suite of two hundred and fourteen remedies, as per Catalogue on next page, put up in a neat mahogany case, with lock and key, will be carefully packed and delivered to the care of any merchant in the city of New York, or at any of the Express offices, as follows:"— [Here follow the prices, and a list of the medicines, all of the 200th potency.]

So it appears that this indefatigable pharmaceutist has imported from Germany two hundred and fourteen medicines (as he calls them), all of